REAL LIFE NEWS: SEE, I TOLD YOU COCOA WAS GOOD FOR YOU!
by Hazed
Chocolate lovers like me will be delighted to read that drinking cocoa improves the blood flow to the brain in old people, and might prevent memory decline.
60 elderly people were studied. They had no dementia but did have reduced blood flow to the brain. It was found that those who drank two cups of cocoa a day improved the blood flow. They also did better on memory tests after the study was concluded.
The only snag was that for the duration of the study the participants were asked not to eat any chocolate apart from the two cups of cocoa. Now that would be a hardship.
Cocoa has previously been linked with vascular health. Researchers belief it’s because it is rich in flavanols, but they say that further studies are needed before firm conclusions can be drawn.
